Automatic gun firing mechanism.



J. STEINOGHER. AUTOMATIC GUN FIRING MECHANISM.

APPLIOATIOR IILED OUT-'15, 1912.

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APPLIOATIOH FILED OOT- 15. 1912,

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I AUTOMATIC GUN FIRING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,-JOHN STEINOCHER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vest, in the county of M'c'Lennan and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Automatic Gun Firing Mechanism, of-which .the following is a specification.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of protective means for gar- .dens, orchards and fields for scaring ofi birds, animal's and such like as tend to prey upon or'devastate crops, stock or like property.

The invention embodies a fire arm of. the

magazine type and has relation to novel mechanism for discharging'the fire arm at predetermined intervals, such mechanism operating the fire arm in 'a manner to eject the empty shell and toplace a cartridge in firing position and-to operate the trigger for, enploding suchcart-ridge, the mechanism I incluclng a train of gearing and a primary actuator such as a windm ll or other source of power. v

The invention consists ofthe novel features, details of construction and combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in v the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, forminga part of the specification, Figure 1 is a side View of an automatic un firing mechanism constructed'in accor ance with and embodying the essential features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail View of the means for operating the loading and firing mechanism of the gun, showing such parts on a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a detail View of the connecting means between the barrel of the fire arm and the tower of the windmill. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the means for operating the trigger of the gun. Fig; 5 is a detail View showing more clearly the parts asso- 1 ciated with the slide or grip by means of 7 which the firearm'is charged after each explosion or fire.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following descr1ption, andindicated in all the views, of 'the' drawings,- by the-same reference characters.

The numeral 1 designates a small gun or fire arm of the magazine type. This gun secured by suitable means in a given posltion and is automatically fired at predetermeans of the said spring 15.

ivoted between its ends to mined intervals, the operation being entirely automatic, the noise incident to the discharge being designed to frighten ofl' beasts, birds and animals of prey, thereby protecting the garden, orchard or field in which the mechanism is located.

A motor or primary actuator is essential for operating a train ofgearing by means of which the gun is fired. For convenience illustrated as consisting of awindmill 2. A train of gearing 3 is'arranged to-be operated by means of the windmill and-embodies a worm gear 4, which is in mesh with a worm 5 forming a part of a shaft geared to the shaft of the windmill so as to be operated thereby. The train of gearing also 'embodies a tappet wheel 7, which is provided with two tappets 8 and 9 so positioned as to operate the loading and firing-mechanisms.

The train of gearing is mounted upon a framework 10, which is connected with the 3 tower of the windmill to. formin effect a part thereof.

The which orms a and is stepped 1nto a block 12 secured to the platform. The bars 13 have their outer ends clamped to the barrel of the gun near the muzzle and are secured at their rear ends 'to uprights of the windmill tower. The bars an 1 1s placed upona platform 11, I

art of the framework -10.

Patented Mar. 18,1913. Application filed October 15, 1912. Serial No. 725,888.

the primary actuator or motlve power is 13 are forwardly converged, thereby bracing the gun laterally. A rod 14 isconnected at itsupper end to the outer ends of the bars 13 and a helical spring 15 of the contractile type connects thelower end ofthe rod 14 with the slide or grip 16 of the gun.

When the. slide .or grip 16 is moved :the ejector and loading mechanism are operated to discharge the empty shell and to lace a cartridge in position to be discharge at the next operation of the firin mechanism. The slide is moved downwar against the tensionof the spring 15 by the operating mechanism and is returned to normal A lever 17 is an upright or framework 10. and has a fork 19 at its outer end which embraces op osite sides of-l-the racket 18 secured to the.

10o position f forestock of the gun an has'its fork mem-' bers connected by means of links20 with the slide or. grip 16. The rear end of the. lever 17 extends within the path of the ta pet 8 to be operated thereby for, IIJOVlIlg t e slide 16 downward when recharging or loading the gun. A lever 21 is fulcrumed to the upright or bracket 18 at a point between its ends. The rear end of the lever 21 extends across the path of the tappet 9 to be operated thereby for firing the gun. -A link 22 is pivotally connected at its upper end with the outer end of the lever 21 and its lower end is bent, as indicated at 23, to extend across the path of the trigger 24 to depress the same and fire the gun. A spring 25 cooperates with the lever 21 to return it to normal position after the gun has been discharged.

It is to be understood that the train of gearing may be of such arrangement and the tappet wheel of such diameter as to insure a firing of the gunat stated intervals. After.

the magazine of the gun has been charged and the parts arranged for firing the gun the latter will 'be automatically discharged by the operation of the primary actuator through the train of gearing and tappet mechanism, the slide or grip 16 being operated-to eject theempty shell and to place a cartridge in firing position, after which the trigger 24 is operated to explode the cartridge and fire the gun, the noise of which will frighten off birds, beasts and animals of prey.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation willbe readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claims appended hereto. Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is 1- 1.'In meansfor automatically discharging a magazine gun, actuatin mechanism, a tappet] mechanism for moving the slide or grip of the gun in one direction, means for automatically re turning said slide to normal position, a tappet mechanism for operating the trigger of the gun, and means for automatically resetting the tappet mechanism.

2. In automatic means for discharging a magazine gun, the combination of a tappet wheel having two tappets, alever connected with the slide of the gun and arranged to be operated by one of the saidftappets, a

second lever arranged to be operated bythe other one of the tappets, and connecting means between said second lever and the trigger of the gun for firing the latter.

3. Means for automatically firing a gun, the same comprising a gun support, bars having connection with the barrel of the gun for holding the latter in a given position, a tappet wheel having 'two tappets ditferentially positioned, actuating means for the tappet-wheel, a lever arranged to be operated by one of the said tappets and having connection with the slide of the gun, and a second lever adapted to be actuated by the other one of said tappets and arranged to trip the trigger of the gun.

the combination of an In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN STEINOCHER.

Witnesses:

JOHN OPELA, JULIUS HERZIT. 

